Stand for office use



Feb. 4, 1941. LUTTRUP 2,230,511

STAND FOR OFFICE USE Filed Ndv. l, 1938 Patented Feb. 4-, 1941 I2,230,511

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STAND FOR OFFICE USE Henry Anders Luttrup,Malmo, Sweden Application November 1, 1938, Serial No. 238,147

1 Claim. (01. 248-19) The present invention relates to improvements andin any desired number along the top rails in such stands which areutilised in ofiices, and I9 and 20 to support a machine. Because of itis particularly concerned with a stand to supthe hook-like end portionsI la, the said members port business machines, such as adding and cal-II also prevent spreading of the members [9 5 culating machines. and 20under load. 5

The primary object of the invention is to pro- If it is desired to havethe possibility of advide a base or stand which renders possible thejusiting the height of the stand to suit books placing of businessmachines of the kind reof difierent thicknesses, the stand is made offerred to over a journal, ledger or similar acfour pieces, 1. e. twohorizontal tubular members counting book, so as to be able to place the8a with the end portions at both their ends 9 10 book under the machineat any desired column bent downwardly and two U-shaped members 2! orplace thereof and to also remove the book of rod or tubular material theends of which are again without the necessity of moving the maadjustablyfitted into the downwardly extending chine. ends 9 of the horizontalmembers 8a, see Fig. 12.

Another object of the invention is to pr After pushirig the members intoeach other so 15 means t ad us t h i len th r w d of as to ascertain thedesired height of the stand, the stand, so that it may be made suitablefor all the members are fixed relative each other by kinds of bOOkS Ofvarying dimensions. means of screws 22 Still another Object o tinvention is P Although I have illustrated and described pred frictionmeans in order to assure a firm ferred embodiments of the invention, Iam. aware 20 and fixed position of the Stand Supporting the that manymodifications can be made therein by machine on the table. any personskilled in the art without departing These and other Objec W becomeapparent from the scope of the invention as expressed upon aconsideration of the detailed description, in rthe claims Therefo e. Ido not Wish be of the various embodimen s thereof which limited to allthe details herein shown and de- 25 lows. scribed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanym I Claim ing drawing inwhich: As an article of manufacture, an. oflice acces- Fig. 1 sperspective View Of an adlustable sory, comprising a stand to support abusiness stand constructed in accordance with the presmachine abuveurfac t afiord Space b 30 ent invention; neath the machine toaccommodate an account- Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view illustratingthe m book, Said stand comprising laterally Spaced manner of connecadjustable Parts Of apart horizontal members each composed of the t d;plural sections connected together for longitudig- 3 is a detailPerspectlve of one end rial adjustment relative to each other to vary 35O One o the members of the adlustabl? frame the efiective length of saidhorizontal members, illust a known method of effectmg depending legs atthe ends of said horizontal ti l adjustment as to height. members, andbusiness machine supporting strips Similar reference charactersdesignate corref flat r ection spanning the space between sponding partsthroughout the Several Views? said horizontal members and havingangularly 40 According to the embodlrPent of the invemlon disposed endsections for slidably engaging and ShOWn in 1, the Stand 15 {nade of twoPleces partially embracing the outer opposite sides of IQ and 20, thepiece 19 consistlng of rod or tubusaid members to avoid Spreading underload lar material being adapted with its horizontal said strips beingadjustable longitudinally with members dlsplaiceab'w fit t the honzontalrespect to the horizontal members, whereby a 45 0f the tubular P1696 3Shows part business machine may be directly mounted upon 3 111 Sectionthe connectlon between j said supporting strips indifferent positionsalong piece 9 d t tubular piece The frlctwn the horizontal members ofthe stand and Wherebetween these two pieces is sufficient to mainby tpaced apart relationship f t legs. at

tain the adjusted dist nce be w the the opposite ends of the stand maybe varied to 50 bers of the stand. The upper parallel memaccommodatebetween them accounting books of bers of the stand have their endportions l9a difierent sizes regardless of the size of a busiand 20abent downwardly to form supporting ness machine mounted upon saidsupporting feet. Also the said parallel members are strips andregardless of the position of adjustspanned by the transverse supportingstrips ll ment of said supporting strips longitudinally 55 havingsubstantially hooked ends Ila. The said along said horizontal members.strips ll may be positioned at selected locations HENRY ANDERS LUTTRUP.

